Thailand asks firms to cut egg exports after flood losses
Thailand has asked domestic firms to cut egg exports following losses from floods.
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Hormuz Strait disruptions could lead to global food security crisis, International Chamber of Commerce Chief warns
Hormuz Strait disruptions could lead to global food security crisis, International Chamber of Commerce Chief warns Disruptions in the St…
Food supply sufficient for Super El Niño, P45-B aid coming for farmers – DA
More funds are coming next year, when the effects of El Niño are expected to worsen
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British government ‘complacent about food as a national security matter’
Experts say country does not have plan to feed people in a crisis and is unprepared for future shortagesBritain does not have a plan for ho…
Paprika makers fight to save national spice
Paprika producers are fighting to save the national spice, working to preserve its status.
Heavy Rains Threaten Costa Rica’s Cacao Harvest in the Caribbean
Heavy rains in Costa Rica’s Caribbean region are damaging cacao flowers, increasing disease risks and threatening harvests in the months ah…
Famine Worsens in Russian-Occupied Southern Ukraine
Famine is worsening in the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where about 2,000 residents are trapped amid severe shortag…
'We'll Die This Autumn': Ruined And Flooded, Russian-Occupied Oleshky In Ukraine Starves Under A 'Total Blockade'
People in Russian-held Oleshky in Ukraine's Kherson region have endured war, occupation, and devastating flooding. Now, trapped by land min…
From Pasil to the world: Indigenous rice champion wins global food award
In Kalinga, the Pasil community grows indigenous rice varieties with the vital preservation support and knowledge of Rowena Gonnay
Food and medicine shortages deepen in Russian-occupied Oleshky
The Ukrainian city was seized by Russian troops in 2022, and its population of about 24,000 has since dropped to around 2,000.
Yemen: Three in four families hungry amid new fighting
In parts of Yemen, three in four families are going hungry due to new fighting, a report revealed.
‘Money alone won’t get us there’: UN steps up aid for 12 forgotten crises
Getting aid to people in the world’s most neglected emergencies takes more than money. It takes open roads, open borders and leaders willin…
World News in Brief: Cycle of violence continues in Haiti, seafarer deaths off Somalia, food insecurity in the Middle East
Haitians remain in the grip of lethal gang violence as it continues to “adapt and expand”, the UN’s top rights official, Volker Türk, said …
Escalating fighting in Yemen deepens food security crisis
Renewed conflict in Yemen has triggered a surge in hunger that could have consequences in the wider region and beyond, the World Food Progr…
Record numbers going hungry in Yemen amid escalating conflict, WFP says
Record numbers going hungry in Yemen amid escalating conflict, WFP says Hunger in Yemen is accelerating, with a record number of people …
World Food Prices Near Four-year High in September
World food prices rose in September, approaching a four-year high.
Crop outputs grew up to 100% in China’s big agricultural experiment: scientists
Large-scale field trials across China show that irrigation water treated with natural minerals radiated by sunlight could dramatically incr…
UN Worried about Impact of Latest Lebanon War on Agriculture
The United Nations expressed concern about the impact of the latest war in Lebanon on agriculture.
India’s erratic monsoon plays havoc with harvests, raising fears of spending slowdown
For Ajay Kumar Chutani, whose family has run a sari shop in the north Indian market town of Karnal since the 1970s, the months after the mo…
Three rescued after 70 days adrift in Pacific
Three people were rescued after spending 70 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean when their boat ran out of fuel.
An Agricultural “Island” in the Saskatchewan River Delta
Surrounded by wetlands, Manitoba’s northernmost farmland near The Pas turns from green to brown over the 2026 growing season.
Ukraine Delivers Food By Drone As Russian-Occupied Oleshky Faces Starvation
Oleshky, a Ukrainian city occupied by Russian forces 9 kilometers from Kherson, is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. Since the oc…
In Nepal, teachers mourn students who never returned
In Nepal, teachers are mourning students who never returned to school. Many students are unaccounted for.
Lebanon: one in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF
Four in five households in Lebanon struggle to afford basic necessities today, with children increasingly going without food, missing schoo…
Kurdistan Wheat Farmers Face Severe Financial Strain Due to Government Payment Delays
Months have passed since the wheat harvest, yet a major portion of payments owed to Kurdistan’s wheat farmers remains unpaid. Money inte ...
Southeast Asia faces ‘sleeper’ food crisis from Hormuz fertiliser bottleneck
A hunger crisis could creep up on Southeast Asia if the region does not guard against export restrictions amid a fertiliser shortfall, Inte…
Imran’s sisters ‘on hunger strike for two days’, cousin claims
ISLAMABAD: Three sisters of Imran Khan — Aleema Khan, Uzma Khan and Noreen Niazi — have been on hunger strike for the last 48 hours, accord…
North Koreans race into the hills at dawn as the acorn harvest pays off
North Koreans in mountainous parts of South Pyongan province are heading into the hills before dawn this autumn to gather acorns, and the 2…
French apple farmers in Tarn-et-Garonne struggle with production slump
Apple farmers in France's leading producer region, Tarn-et-Garonne, are facing hardship due to a historically low harvest and rising petrol…
Satellite data shows North Korea’s 2026 crop conditions on par with last year
Satellite analysis of North Korea’s crop conditions in August 2026 shows farmland across the country growing at almost exactly the same pac…